Well, there are three new things from Zend.com this morning, so I'm just going to lump them all into one big helping of Zend goodness.

First off, they have posted the latest PHP Weekly Summary with some interesting mentions in it. They talk a bit about some of the smaller fixes that they're making for the PHP 4.3.0 release, as well as some interesting array behavior that I'd never seen happen before. The one intersting thing is the further development of the PECL software that would allow PHP developers to get "trusted PHP extensions" for their install to test and compile in.

Also this morning, they have a new tutorial posted that talks about templating PHP with the Smarty software. I'm not sure why there's this resurgance of Smarty-related stories lately, but this one is pretty similar to the rest. It gives you a simple overview of how Smarty works and some example code, with sections meant "for designers" and "for programmers". I could see using Smarty for larger projects, but I just still can't see the use for smaller software that doesn't require many pages.

And, lastly from Zend today, they are wanting to hear back from the community. They have posted a survey that asks all sorts of questions about how you use PHP and what you think about PHP in general. The questions are nice and well though out and should provide them with some good data - plus it gives you a chance to win a free copy of their Zend Studio Software. So, get on over and give them some feedback on your favorite language!